You are such wonderful witty quilters.
To be perfectly honest it scares me to think of machine quilting....I know that the look I want requires patience, precision and practice (hum....the 3 "p's" of quilting) (grin) and I don't feel that I am ready to try. I love and admire the hand quilted items , however, I love and admire the machine quilted items also. It is the quality of each of them that is what sets them apart. I am not a good hand quilter,but feel I have better control. The two things that intimidates me about machine quilting is learning the control and working with large amount of material. Sorry to digress....Some people who try to start conversations in an area they don't understand or are educated about, should keep their mouth shut. ....oops....soap box again. (grin)